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This article describes the role of public health agencies in the primary prevention of diabetes and reports on the recommendations of the Chronic Disease Directors' Project, which is based on a cross-comparison of state-level diabetes prevention initiatives in six states where such programs were most developed.

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This article describes the lessons learned during a case study in environmental health risk management by the DC Water and Sewer Authority. The case study is about the increasing level of lead in the drinking water and how this problem was resolved, but while it played out, the utility was forced to respond to a novel public health issue with few risk management options.

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This article demonstrates the effect of an Internet-based intervention for improving disease reporting by clinicians. The ease and low cost of implementation of such programs make them an attractive method for increasing clinician reporting.

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This article investigates an evaluation plan to guide successful development of an online training course for healthcare professionals. The plan may serve as a template for assessing other online continuing education training courses that address public health issues.

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This report demonstrates the feasibility of translating the 16-session National Institutes of Health–Diabetes Prevention Program into a church-based setting. Future studies should test this intervention in churches of different sizes and denominations.